Shelfmark
Kp.4.31 - Kp.4.32
Additional shelfmark
Kp.4.33 - Kp.4.34 (Copy 2)
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Kp.4.35 - Kp.4.36 (Copy 3)
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Kp.4.37 (Copy 4)
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Kp.4.38 (Copy 5)
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Kp.4.39 (Copy 6)
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Kp.4.40 (Copy 7)
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Ib4.1.23 (Copy 8)
Author
Title
A guide to modern English history / by William Cory.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : C. Kegan Paul & Co., 1 Paternoster Square, 1880-1882.
Physical description
2 v. : 22 cm. (8vo)
Note
With a half-title page in each volume, that in v. 2 with advertisement on verso.
Note
Publisher's catalogues commonly bound in at end of each volume.
Note
Publisher's black cloth case binding with blind panel on covers and gilt spine title; black endpapers.
Formatted contents note
No display constant generated: v. 1. 1815-1830. -- v. 2. 1830-1835.
Citation/references note
Carter, J. Hand-list of the printed works of William Johnson, afterwards Cory (Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society ; 1, 1949), 20
Provenance
[Copy 1] Booklabel of John Carter in Part I; signature of Jas. P. Muirhead in Part II, as described in Carter's annotation in his interleaved copy of the Hand-list.
Provenance
[Copy 2] Lord Rosebery's copy, i.e. Archibald Primrose, later 5th Earl of Rosebery, one of Cory's Eton pupils, with his initials in vol. 2, the Durdans booklabels and embossed stamps on the title pages and p. 99 (as usual), and his annotations on the endpapers and margins; further notes in his hand are bound into vol. 1. Booklabel of John Carter and pencil note in his hand recording purchase from Blackwell, 17 May 1961, for 5 guineas.
Provenance
[Copy 3] Red and black booklabel of Eton College Library with note recording that the volumes were given by G. Madan. Both volumes with signature of Stewart D. Headlam, dated August 1898.
Provenance
[Copy 4] Bookplate of Edward Behrens with signature line of A. Wyon, London.
Provenance
[Copy 5] "Honi soit qui mal y pense" bookplate and initials of Lord Rosebery, Lansdowne House. Loosely inserted ALS (removed from ECL copy 2) from Norah M. O'Grady to an unidentified correspondent, possibly Patrick Strong, dated Leeds, 22 March 1969, bringing the volume to the attention of John Carter.
Provenance
[Copy 8] Armorial bookplate of F. Manley Sims. Ink stamp on title page: "Manley Sims Eton Collection". Ms. inscription on front flyleaf verso: "Edward Eugene Kelly".
Binding
[Copies 1, 3-7] In original publisher's binding.
Binding
[Copy 2] 19th century red morocco half binding; gilt-ruled borders; solid and broken gilt-ruled spines with five raised bands and gilt spine title; marbled paper boards; marbled endpapers; gilt top edges. Binder's stamp of R. de Coverly.
Binding
[Copy 8] 19th century teal calf half-binding; boards covered in marbled paper; marbled endpapers; gilt top edge.
Copy-specific note
ECL copy imperfect: includes vol. 1 only.
Copy-specific note
Bookseller's stamp on free front endpaper verso: "Hatchards 187 Piccadilly".
Copy-specific note
[Copy 1] With 31 p. of publisher's advertisements bound in at end of both volumes.
Copy-specific note
[Copy 2] John Carter's bibliographical notes on vol. I endleaf. Loosely inserted TLs in vol. I from ?Johnston on blue headed notepaper of Dalmeny House, dated 23 January 1968, enclosing typed transcript of Rosebery's review of the book. Bound into vol. I is an ALS to Cory from Lord Halifax, 9 June 1883, regarding Lord Grey's resignation from the office of Prime Minister in 1834.
Copy-specific note
[Copy 3] With 55 p. of publisher's advertisements bound in at end of both volumes.
Copy-specific note
[Copy 4] Imperfect copy; vol. I only.
Copy-specific note
[Copy 5] Imperfect copy; vol. I only. With 31 p. of publisher's advertisements bound in at end.
Copy-specific note
[Copy 6] Imperfect copy; vol. I only. With 38 p. of publisher's advertisements bound in at end.
Copy-specific note
[Copy 7] Imperfect copy; vol. II only. With 35 p. of publisher's advertisements bound in at end.
Subject
Great Britain History 1800-1837.
Subject
Great Britain Politics and government 1800-1837.
Added entry--name
Manley Sims, F. former owner.
Added entry--name
De Coverly, R., b. 1831 - ? bookbinder.
Added entry--name
Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, 1847 - 1929 Earl of former owner.
Added entry--name
Carter, John, 1905 - 1975 former owner.
Added entry--name
Cory, William Johnson, 1823 - 1892 correspondent.
Added entry--name
Madan, Geoffrey, 1895 - 1947 donor.
Added entry--name
Headlam, Stewart D. (Stewart Duckworth), 1847 - 1924 former owner.
Added entry--name
C. Kegan Paul & Co. publisher.
Added entry--name
Hatchards bookseller.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B36557